India’s Foreign Policy
India, Tanzania begin trade settlements in local currencies
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that India and Tanzania have started trade settlements in local currencies.
- This new initiative will help in promoting commerce between the two countries.
- The Reserve Bank of India and Indian Finance Ministry asked the top management of banks and representatives of trade bodies to push export and import transactions in rupee.
- They want banks in India to connect with their foreign counterparts for opening special rupee vostro accounts to facilitate cross-border trade in the Indian currency.
Note
- About 18 countries have already opened special vostro accounts with Indian banks.
About Tanzania
- President – Samia Suluhu Hassan
- Capital – Dodoma
- Currency – Tanzanian Shilling
Public Awareness and General Administration
Women only courts for alternative dispute resolution to be set up
- The Union government is set to launch an initiative under which women only courts will be set up at the village level as an alternative dispute resolution forum for issues such as domestic violence and property rights, and to counter the patriarchal system.
- The scheme will be launched on a pilot basis in 50 villages each in Assam and Jammu and Kashmir in August and extended to the rest of the country over the next six months.
- Detailed standard operating procedures have been prepared for all the States, which will be released soon.
- The scheme would be run by the Ministry of Women and Child Development under the Sambal sub-scheme of Mission Shakti, which is dedicated to strengthening women’s safety, security and empowerment.
About Nari Adalat
- Members known as Nyaya Sakhis (legal friends) will be nominated or selected by the gram panchayat, while the head of Nari Adalat called the Mukhya Nyaya Sakhi (chief legal friend) will be chosen among the Nyaya Sakhis.
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- The tenure of the head will be generally six months after which a new one will be selected.
- The Nari Adalat (women’s court) of each village will have seven to nine members half of which would be the elected members of the gram panchayat while the other half will include teachers, doctors and social workers who would be nominated by the villagers.
- The Nari Adalat will also raise awareness government schemes and the legal rights and entitlements of women.
